Asian shares battled to extend a global rebound today after US President Donald Trump seemed to quash hopes of a trade truce with China, dampening risk appetite across the region.

"China will not be able to get away with general and vague promises this time". "Combined with last week's harsh report from the USA trade representative, investors have only the flimsiest hope that the Trump-Xi meeting in Argentina will amount to more than a hill of soybeans". Could they not authorize new phones for sale in the country?

If Trump goes ahead with the additional punishing duties, it would include Apple products produced in China. Washington and Beijing remain at odds on key issues such as USA accusations of intellectual property theft and forced technology transfer, he said.

But it remains unlikely that Beijing will take any concrete action on some of Washington's key demands - particularly on subsidies, support for its state-owned enterprises and its industrial upgrade plan, according to Shi, who also advises the Chinese government on foreign policy.

Economists at the Dutch lender Rabobank said the world economy could suffer badly over the next decade if the US-China trade war escalates further, with as much as 2% of GDP growth lost by 2030.

Days before the high-stakes dinner, it was unclear whether the two sides had agreed on a formal agenda for the leaders' conversation after the G20 summit in Buenos Aires.

National Security adviser John Bolton said Trump will also be meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Argentine President Mauricio Macri, South Korea's Moon Jae-in, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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The second Twenty20 worldwide between India and Australia was called off following persistent rain in Melbourne . Poor fielding by Indian fielders eluded Bhuvneshwar of more wickets as catches were dropped at regular intervals.

Southeast Michigan is set to see its first significant snow fall on Monday morning, just in time for rush hour. Now that it continues to develop/unfold, its current track is expected to move it into northern OH by Monday.

Hamilton, who now boasts five world championships, returned the favour to his friend ahead of the season finale in Abu Dhabi. I went really wide, he went even wider so I thought he ran off the track and I had turn nine to myself.

Stefan Kenic led the Vikings (2-4) with 13 points, Seth Millner had 10 and Algevon Eichelberger had nine points and nine rebounds. Ohio State quarterback Dwayne Haskins Jr., who won last year's game in Ann Arbor after coming in for the injured J.T.

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The crown prince's visit to Cairo is an important step in promoting strategic relations between the two countries. In March 2018, Prince Salman visited Cairo for the first time since his appointment as Crown Prince.

The FSB confirmed early Monday that it fired on the vessels to force them to stop, and then seized them. Muzhenko spoke about the events that preceded the act of Russian aggression in the Kerch Strait.

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